Christine Baranski, Meryl Streep, and Audra McDonald Chug Booze in Brilliant ‘The Ladies Who Lunch’ Isolated Sondheim Tribut

Why is Meryl Streep in the middle?

Christine Baranski looked like a lady who lunches. The other two looked like bag ladies.

I love Audra's voice but she's out of place in this.

I have such secondhand embarrassment for my dear friend.

Love it!

Not one harmony?

Audra forgot.

I always knew she drank right out of the bottle.

Audra’s the only one with a voice in that crew

I personally would have preferred Audra, Vanessa Williams and Christine.

Christine Baranski was perfectly cast. She has that Upper East Side thing going on. There needed to be a couple of other ladies with that Waspy rich dame persona. I don't think Meryl fits the role.

Who could have been cast as the other two woman? And I know this is going to sound racist, but that Waspy persona calls for a white women in the roles, although Vanessa Williams could carry it off, but not Audra McDonald.

R11, Stockard Channing.

[Quote] And I know this is going to sound racist, but that Waspy persona calls for

Audra McDonald, Vanessa Williams and Phylicia Rashad.

Great trio! So much fun

Streep was awful in that. She's not a strong singer, but I expected better than that.

I'm a little confused by Streep as well. I know she's not exactly Patti LuPone, but she can't handle a song originated by Elaine fucking Stritch?

Baranski gets better every year.

Baranski was perfect, but I would've swapped Streep and McDonald for Patti LuPone and Bebe Newirth.

R12. Stocjard Channing is perfect!

Why is Meryl's hairline in the middle of her head?

^^k.

Seeing as that is the only role she’s played for the past seventeen years, R18, yes, Baranski was good.

"So what?! So what! I am so tired of hearing everybody talk about Meryl Streep!"

This is the MARY!est MARY! moment in MARY! history

If she were alive, Dina Merrill would be perfect as a lady who lunched.

Is the whole computer isolation tribute web special available on the innertube?

But the person who sings this song is not a lady who lunches. She sits at the bar, gets drunk, and laughs at them.

JFC. This was obviously meant to be a satirical take of (a) the song, and (b) social distancing. Not a single one of the ladies involved gave a performance like they would have on the stage.

THEY WERE CAMPING IT UP AND HAVING FUN. When did gay men lose their sense of humor?

The bitching cunts are not gay. Or, at least not show queens. It was a total, fun delight.

Is Streep turning into Beulah Bondi?

For the dumb sluts who cannot work Google Search...

Baranski, McDonald and the rest of the cast of The Good Fight sang "You Are My Sunshine" at the end of the last episode--all of them in quarantine.

It was very sweet.

Hasn’t Sondheim’s middling talent been celebrated enough? I’ve never seen such endless veneration for someone who never composed a hummable tune in his entire career.

Oh fuck off Jerry.

Baranski is such a perfect Joanne - does anyone know why she has never played it?

At least my investors make their money back, R34

R36 Let us all watch you tribute concert, Jerry. You have so many good songs, this will be cracker.

Baranski is perfect. Audra's operatic voice is out of place in this song and Meryl doesn't seem to be hitting the right notes, but I can still see how this is a great tribute to SS from three great ladies of Broadway and the screen.

Did no one tell Audra not to blow the roof off?

Does she only have one speed/style?

So many stupid cunts posting here who don't get it.

LuPone at the 80th.

I wasn't totally onboard with her staccato delivery at first. But, her asides were stealthily delivered. I really loved her rendition. And Stritch approved!

This was marvelous, pure camp. Though I agree that Audra is the odd one out, both in performance and tone.

Streep’s empty shelves are a bonus.

This was perfection for a laugh during Covid.

It was fun...what the fuck is Patti’s problem with it? She is such a bitch.

From a Vulture interview with Raul Esparza:

RE: Later that day, I was on a Zoom call with Audra and Meryl and Christine for edits. Christine had sent in 32 takes. Audra had sent in ten or 12. Meryl had sent one, not because she only did one, because she was like, “This is the only thing I can bear to look at.” I said, “I am so sorry that I put you through this.” Meryl said, “… uh-huh.” Christine’s comment was, “Oh, honey. I love that you look so wild and overgrown. I feel much better now.” Audra goes, “We are all in the same boat, baby.”

MMC: We got really ambitious [with the group numbers]. For “Someone in a Tree” and the “Ladies Who Lunch” trio, to ask an actor to do a part that depended on hearing other parts was incredibly unfair. I ended up doing voice recordings of me doing every part, and we would make versions of it — one with all the parts, one with everybody but one person. They could pick whatever information they wanted to perform with.

Oh, thank you for the info, r45.

Audra’s orange walls are the stuff of moroccan nightmares.